Jon Kolb
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| Position: | Offensive tackle/Guard | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 30, 1947 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Ponca City, Oklahoma | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 56 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 177 |
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| Games started: | 138 |
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Representing  United States
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| 4th | 1978 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1979 World's Strongest Man | |
Jon Kolb (born August 30, 1947) is a former American football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played as offensive lineman for 13 seasons. He was also an occasional strongman competitor in some of the early World's Strongest Man contests.
Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Kolb attended Owasso High School, where he earned all-state honors during his senior year. He attended Oklahoma State University where he started at center. While at OSU he was named All-Big Eight in 1967 and 1968 and was selected All-American in 1968.
Kolb was drafted by Pittsburgh out of OSU in 1969, and played with the Steelers from 1969 to 1981. Kolb did not start in any game during his first two years, but became the starting left offensive tackle in 1971, replacing Mike Haggerty, for all 14 games, remaining in that position until 1981, his final year, though in the final two years he shared time with Ted Petersen (1980) and Ray Pinney (1981). He played next to left guard Sam Davis (football player) from 1971 to 1979, Davis' final year. Overall, Kolb started at offensive tackle in 177 games and earned 4 Super Bowl rings, during the 1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979 seasons.
During his playing days, Kolb was widely regarded as one of the strongest men in the NFL and played like the strongest one, protecting Terry Bradshaw's blind side from his left offensive tackle position on pass plays and opening holes for running backs Franco Harris, Rocky Bleier, and John Fuqua. Like many of the Steeler players of the 1970s, Kolb had his own cadre of fans, known as "Kolb's Kowboys."
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